RELAY DEVICE AND METHOD

The present invention relates to a relay device enabling efficient management of a voice message and a caller to wait for transmission of the voice message in a short time. The relay device is located at a boundary between an existing telephone network and an IP network, converts and relays a voice signal and an IP packet. The relay device comprises a receiving unit receiving voice source data into which a voice message is digitized, a packet processing unit converting the received voice source data into a voice source data packet as the IP packet, a storage unit storing the converted voice source data packets, and a transmitting unit transmitting, when transmitting a designated voice message to a designated destination, the voice source data packet corresponding to the designated voice message among the stored voice source data packets.